The two old men from the Western Regions sitting on the stone bench in the corner, though they heard people discussing them, remained indifferent, continuing to drink tea without even turning their heads, their expressions incredibly arrogant and aloof.
Xiao Yunlong remained silent, as he suddenly wanted to see how Zhuge Yabie would respond next.
Frankly speaking, Zhuge Yabie's words in the old villa earlier had given Xiao Yunlong a good impression. This person was quite upright, righteous, and a true man.
Murong Bai, sitting in the main seat at the tea table, sneered mockingly, "You should know what these two nameless elders under the Great Commander represent. Zhuge Yabie, I suppose I don't need to teach you what to do next, right?"
Zhuge Yabie's expression changed several times. After a long period of contemplation, he gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't expect you to invite these two elders. Today, my Zhuge family admits defeat, but..."
"But what?" Murong Bai asked coldly.
"But I am, after all, the Commander of the Eastern Domain Great Camp, and we have worked together for so many years. Therefore, I implore you, in consideration of our past colleagues, not to wipe us out completely. My Zhuge family is willing to hand over all our assets, just asking the Murong family to spare the old, young, women, and children of the Zhuge family!"
Zhuge Yabie spoke with almost a pleading tone.
Although he had been full of fighting spirit before coming in, even thinking of a desperate struggle against the Murong family, Zhuge Yabie knew that the defeat was sealed the moment he saw the two Yinming elders on the stone bench in the corner. It was impossible for them to contend with these two elders.
Patriarch Murong Feng was clearly tempted, as their original intention was to nibble away at the Murong family's industries in Suzhou City.
However, just as Murong Feng was about to nod and speak, Murong Bai, from the main seat, preempted him with a cold shout, "There's a saying, 'Wildfires cannot burn them all, but they will grow again with the spring breeze.' Therefore, we must cut the grass by the roots to avoid future great disasters!"
Zhuge Yabie's face turned ashen. He gritted his teeth and said word by word, "As long as you are willing to let go of the old, young, women, and children of my Zhuge family, I can even hand over all my subordinates in the Eastern Domain Great Camp to your command. Is that acceptable?"
"No!"
Murong Bai let out a cold shout, slowly stood up, and arrogantly said with a smile of self-proclaimed victory, "Now I am the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Domain Great Camp. As long as you die, your former subordinates will naturally fall under my command. At that time, I will have plenty of ways to make them submit. Why would I need you to hand them over? What a joke!"
Zhuge Yabie seemed to have his backbone removed. In an instant, his entire body went limp, almost collapsing to the ground, his face filled with pale powerlessness.
"Alright, I don't want to waste any more time with you. Do you people choose to commit suicide, or shall I have them help you?"
Murong Bai grinned coldly while raising his hand. With a wave of his hand, the Murong family's iron guards and his personal guards would immediately attack.
The Zhuge family members were in an uproar, looking at each other with faces full of panic and fear.
Xiao Yunlong, however, simply smiled faintly and said, "You threaten to exterminate entire families at the drop of a hat. As a mere Deputy Commander of the Eastern Domain Great Camp, do you still abide by the law?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Bai turned his head sharply and stared at Xiao Yunlong, asking fiercely, "Who are you? You don't look like a member of the Zhuge family, do you?"
As he said this, he suddenly seemed to recall something and then sneered, "I know. You are that brat surnamed Xiao, aren't you? It was your people who killed two of my Murong family's elders, right?"
Xiao Yunlong stepped forward and said forcefully, "I killed them because they deserved to die. And you, a mere Deputy Commander of the Eastern Domain, kill entire clans and families at the slightest provocation. Do you have any regard for the law?"
"The law?" Murong Bai suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly, his laughter deafening, as if he had heard the greatest joke in the world.
After a long while, he snorted heavily, "Let me tell you, brat surnamed Xiao, in Suzhou City, my Murong family is the law, and I, Murong Bai, am the king of Suzhou!"
"Good, good. Your Murong family is the law, and you are the king of Suzhou!" Xiao Yunlong also laughed, his laughter filled with mockery.
"You brat, you dare to laugh when death is upon you. I will make you wish you were dead than alive. You guys, go up and take them down!"
Murong Bai waved his hand, and the eight highly skilled personal guards behind him immediately moved.
"You go, kill them for me!" Xiao Yunlong's lips moved slightly, but he himself did not move, still standing with his hands behind his back like a javelin.
These mere pawns were not enough for him to make a personal move.
The hot-tempered White Tiger General Tu Fu had long been impatient. If he weren't forbidden from crossing his master, he would have already acted.
Now, hearing Xiao Yunlong's command, Tu Fu was the first to charge out, roaring, "You trash, watch me smash you to death!"
As soon as the words fell, Tu Fu rushed forward and, with a bang, sent a guard flying with a single punch.
His movement was swift and agile, his entire being exuding power. Coupled with his cultivation at the peak of the Martial King realm, he was able to crush Murong Bai's personal guards.
In the blink of an eye, five or six personal guards were sent flying by his fists, falling to the ground and dying instantly.
The remaining Murong family iron guards were all stunned by this scene, standing frozen and no longer daring to advance. Even the Zhuge family members were shocked.
Murong Bai's face was grim. In an instant, five or six of his personal guards were killed. These were his trusted personal guards, each painstakingly found and trained by him. This made his heart ache.
However, Murong Bai also knew that the figure before him, like a steel tower, was not to be trifled with. He immediately turned to the two elders on the stone bench and shouted, "Seniors, please take down this traitor!"
"A mere half-step Martial King dares to act presumptuously before us, truly not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth!"
The elder on the stone bench finally stopped drinking ice water. With a cold shout, the one wearing a red robe suddenly leaped up, instantly appearing before Tu Fu.
Although the opponent wore a fiery red robe, and even though the weather in the late summer twilight was still somewhat hot, the moment the red-robed elder flew over, everyone suddenly felt a chill emanating from him, as if the air had dropped several degrees invisibly.
In mid-air, the red-robed elder struck out with his palm. Not only was the palm strike terrifying, but it was also accompanied by wisps of chilling white energy.
Tu Fu's expression changed slightly, as he suddenly felt that his vital energy was being suppressed and obstructed by the influence of this chilling white energy. This meant that his power was limited and he could not exert his full combat strength.
"What kind of ghostly cold energy is this? It's so terrifying!"
Tu Fu gritted his teeth and shouted coldly. Being stubborn, he fully mobilized and unleashed the vital energy within his body, meeting the attack with a punch.
The collision of fist and palm produced a bang. The previously invincible Killing God Tu Fu was forced back five or six steps by the opponent's palm strike.
Even more terrifying was that the arm Tu Fu used to punch was enveloped by a severe cold energy, which was rapidly freezing, attempting to freeze his entire arm.
Tu Fu grunted, mobilized the vital energy within his body, and shook it, shattering the cold energy and ice shards. However, even so, his arm appeared to be injured.
"What a vicious Yinming energy. It seems you two are from the Yinming Sect, an evil sect from the Western Regions, aren't you?"
Before Xiao Yunlong could give any orders, the Black Tortoise General Zhuge Wushuang snorted and flew out directly.
Zhuge Wushuang and Tu Fu exchanged glances and joined forces. Although they were weaker in martial arts cultivation than the opponent, their combat experience was extremely rich, and with their proper coordination, they were able to fight evenly with this red-robed Yinming elder for a time.
"Two against one, what kind of chivalrous deed is this!"
The other purple-robed nameless elder snorted upon seeing this, slapped the table with one hand, and then leaped up, charging straight ahead.
With his addition, the originally evenly matched situation immediately changed. Tu Fu and Zhuge Wushuang were quickly suppressed by the two Yinming elders and were forced to retreat.
Xiao Yunlong still stood with his hands behind his back, showing no intention of intervening immediately.
Tang Bowen and Jun Bufan exchanged glances and flew out to join the fray.
However, no matter how good their martial arts talent was, they were only at the Grandmaster level of Hua Jin. Joining the battle was of no help at all, only slightly alleviating the pressure on Tu Fu and Zhuge Wushuang.
The two elders exuded a chilling aura. They were themselves powerful Martial Kings, and this Yinming energy could suppress the opponent's strength. With the decrease in the opponent's strength and the increase in their own, their combat power appeared even more formidable.
Suddenly, with a bang, Zhuge Wushuang, in order to save Jun Bufan, was struck on the back by the red-robed Yinming elder's palm and sent flying backward.
Zhuge Wushuang's entire body was covered in white cold energy. Not only were his hair and eyebrows frosted white, but his face and neck also soon showed signs of frost.
Even more terrifying was the chilling Yinming energy rapidly closing in. Ice was already beginning to form on his head, and it looked like he was about to be frozen into an ice sculpture.
"You dare to withstand my Yinming Divine Palm, you are truly tired of living. Once the Yinming energy invades your internal organs, even a celestial being descending to earth would not be able to save you!" the red-robed Yinming elder said with a deep, cold shout.
At this moment, Zhuge Wushuang's face was as pale as paper. His entire face was contorted with pain, but as a tough man, he did not utter a single groan.
Seeing this, Xiao Yunlong quickly leaped forward, placed his palm on Zhuge Wushuang's back, and unleashed the divine kingdom power within him.
"Master..." Zhuge Wushuang was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xiao Yunlong, "Don't resist, I'll help you expel the cold energy!"
The dominance of the divine kingdom power was fully displayed at this moment. The Yinming energy that had entered Zhuge Wushuang's body was about to destroy his internal organs with its formidable power. However, upon encountering the divine kingdom power, it was instantly suppressed like a lamb meeting a fierce tiger, becoming completely obedient.
In just two breaths, the Yinming energy that was wreaking havoc within Zhuge Wushuang's body was completely expelled by Xiao Yunlong.
"Hmm? You brat, you actually expelled my Yinming cold energy, and so easily?" the red-robed elder exclaimed in surprise.
Xiao Yunlong slowly turned his head, staring at the two nameless elders, and sneered, "This mere Yinming energy, do you really think it's invincible? The Western Regions' Yinming Sect was designated an evil sect by the Dragon Country last century for treason. I didn't expect you to still dare to openly flaunt yourselves and commit evil. Today, you must die!"
"Hmph, a stinking brat who hasn't even grown his beard yet dares to try and kill us. Truly overestimating yourself!"
"I will kill you first!" the red-robed elder shouted coldly, stomping his foot, and charging forward.
Xiao Yunlong, however, calmly met him head-on.